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Saudi Arabia beheads Pakistani man convicted of drug trafficking
RIYADH (BNO NEWS) — Saudi Arabian authorities have beheaded a Pakistani man who was previously convicted of attempting to smuggle a large amount of heroin into the country, the government… Read more
U.S. court releases audio sex tapes of convicted rapist Warren Jeffs
TEXAS (BNO NEWS) — A Texas court has released the disturbing audiotapes of polygamist leader Warren Jeffs in which he can be heard training the girls, who he claimed were… Read more
Iran hangs convicted child killer
WOM, IRAN (BNO NEWS) — A man who was previously convicted of murdering an 8-year-old boy was hung inside a prison in the northern Iranian city of Qom on Saturday,… Read more
Six Ecuadorian police officers convicted over 2010 coup attempt
QUITO, ECUADOR (BNO NEWS) — An Ecuadorian court on Wednesday convicted six police officers on crimes against the security of the state for their participation in the protest which turned… Read more
Three FARC members convicted for taking a U.S. citizen hostage in 2008
NEW YORK (BNO NEWS) — Three members of Colombia’s rebel group Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC) have been convicted for taking a U.S. citizen hostage in Panama in 2008,… Read more
Nepal’s former minister convicted on corruption charge
KATHMANDU (BNO NEWS) — Nepal’s Supreme Court on Thursday sentenced a former minister to jail, concluding a nine-year-old high-profile corruption case, the Republica newspaper reported. Nepali Congress leader Chiranjivi Wagle… Read more
Taiwan executes five convicted murderers
TAIPEI, TAIWAN (BNO NEWS) — Taiwan’s Ministry of Justice on Friday announced that five convicted murderers were executed on Thursday evening, the Taipei Times reported. Justice Minister Tseng Yung-fu authorized… Read more
Convicted assassin of Robert F. Kennedy denied parole in California
COALINGA, CALIFORNIA (BNO NEWS) — Sirhan Sirhan, convicted assassin of Robert F. Kennedy, on Thursday was denied parole in California, Los Angeles Times reported. Sirhan B. Sirhan, 66, the confessed… Read more
MSNBC: Air Force official convicted of mistreating women
A top Ohio-based Air Force official characterized by a prosecutor as a charismatic, articulate “Superman” who sent racy text messages and photos to lower-ranking female subordinates was convicted Thursday of… Read more
Massachusetts man second in nation to be convicted of pointing laser at aircraft
BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS (BNO NEWS) — A Medford, Massachusetts man was convicted on Monday of pointing a laser at a police aircraft, prosecutors said. It is the first such conviction in… Read more
